# Accident 20150831015789A: Cessna A185F, Miami, FL, August 31, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2015, 18:50 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Kendall-Tamiami Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6475° N, 80.4333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6475&lon=-80.4333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N186AZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N186AZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-D (registry code 17236, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520-D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,695 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA372) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150831015789A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AFTER LANDING DURING THE LANDING  ROLL THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WHEEL  COLLAPSED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND LEFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA15LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA372), Aug 31, 2015: Cessna A185F (N186AZ), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and separation of the left main landing gear wheel from its strut.

## Other reports on N186AZ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20120214003889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120214003889I), Feb 14, 2012: Cessna A185F (N186AZ), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot states that after landing at the Tamiami airport (tmb), he was taxiing on taxiway h heading toward the general aviation ramp. He made a left turn to exit…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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